Whither slacktivism? Political engagement and social media use in the 2013 Czech Parliamentary elections

Cyberpsychology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Štětka, Václav ^a   Mazák, Jaromír ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Facebook; Online political expression; Political participation; Slacktivism; Social network sites

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908177464     PISSN: 18027962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5817/CP2014-3-7     Document Type: Article

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